LOL !
Ya know, after I wrote that, I thought to myself - I bet he writes back to explain how there weren`t actually floating turds...Too much!
Ya, I know how those closures work - I didn`t really think you were sailing amidst a bunch of floaters! As for the coast guard, they`re worried about lawsuits ...if you end up getting a nasty case of ecoli and your last name happens to resemble something like...Hilton.
Consider the title rights...a gift!
My gut hurts!
Dave

Note to Chevy: sorry to bring/hijack your post to this! My credibility (if I ever had any) is lost forever!